Metropolis High School - Illohmet Yearbook (Metropolis, IL)

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ILi.OH.MKT H § 1948 SENIOR WILL I. C. E. Flannery, in a sane (or insane) and somewhat sober mind, bequeath my first hour PE to Yotts Schneeman and Quinine Palmer. To the rest of the school. I will my knowledge of wno Q. and F. are. I, Martha Russell, in sane and somewhat sober m.nd, will to Phyllis “Red Dean my roughness n PE and to Mary Virginia Jett my seat in English IV. I. Aiberta Deasel, in a sane and sober mind, will to June Pansing and Pauline Bremer my ability to get along with Miss Munal and my English IV book to anyone who is stupid enought to want it. I. Ci Parker, in sane (insane» and sober mind, leave to Gale Wehrmcyer my ability to do nothing in the assemblies but sleep and watch the girls; to Corky Palmer. I will my hard luck in having more wrecks ihan anyone else. I. Jim Wemhoener. insane and partially sober, do hereby bequeath the following to my most loved and loyal friends: to Jack Miller, my profound infatuation for the opposite sex and my humblest prayers that he may semeday be fortunate enough to graduate from MCHS: to Jack M. I also leave my permit to enter Buchanan’s Grocery Store: to Patsy Heath I will my love—I mean —all my good grades (PE. that Is). I. Ed Wilson, in sane and not always sober frame of mind, will to J. W. Guice my apple polishing machine and my ability to skip classes to Bobby Jackson (the little daredevil). My taste for women and sauerkraut. 1 will to Coach Schneeman. I. Reuben Bremer, in a sub-conscious state of mind, do hereby bequeath by capability to pass building trades without working or studying to Robert Wilke. May he have great success in doing this. I. Everett Buchanan, do hereby will my English IV seat to Johnny Allman. Maybe he can make passing grades. I. Leroy Teckenbrock. in not too sane but too sober state of mind, will the fast-moving Trojans my crutches. I. Sue Sturgis, in a jovfu! state of mind, bequeath the following: to Sue Lasley, all the fun and happiness MCHS can hold for a senior: to Pauline Toler, if she’s “un lucky, my 8th hour library: to Phyllis Wade, mv ability to make As in English, both III and IV: and to the faculty, peace and quiet, with the hope that they never have another class like the one of ’48. I. Jerry Thomas in agile but sober mind, bequeath to my cousin. Gale Wehrmeyer, the ability to enjoy and to have a good time at MCHS: to Shirley Hohman. my seat in rhetoric; to Harry Bolton, my ability to play the drum: and to the lucky fellow who gets it. my drum major position. Good luck! I. Mildred Horman. in sane and sober mind, will to my brother who will be here next year, my ability to ret English better than I did. I. Pat Williams, in sane and not too sober mind, do hereby will my humorous ways to Laura Hopkins: my position as forward on the basketball team to Betty Jo Williams: and to my sister. Bobby, my seat in bookkeeping. I. Wilma Westerman. in my usual state of mind (blank), do herebv will and bequeath my love for school to my brother. Laverne. a future student of MCHS. I hope he finds it much more interesting than I did. I. Mary Sielbeck, in a sane state of mind, do hereby will to Norma Gowins. my duties as fifth hour librarian and my love for Macbeth. To Mr. Highfill, I will all the money I collected for ads in the yearbook, and to some unfortunate junior who is planning to take bookkeeping next year, my front row seat. I. Morris Niecamp. in a sane and somewhat sober state of mind, will mv ability to get along with ill the teachers to Bob Grace. I. Reba Fern Hohman bequeath to Wanda McBride my fourth-hour library. To Margaret Ann Williams. I will one-half my love for Miss Munal: the other half I will keep for myself. I. Omer Hille. being of partially sane and almost sober state of mind, do hereby will to Henry McGinnis my ability to sleep in the assembly with unexcelled success. To some future senior goes my front seat in American history, and to Bill Higgins I give my ability to get along fairly well with my teachers. I. Beulah Pollard, in a sane and somewhat sober state of being, do hereby will and bequeath to Mary Virginia Bolden my seat in English IV. May she enjoy her visit with Macbeth more than I did. To Florence Bellamy. I leave my seat in American history. May she always remember the important dates. For myself I’ll take my diploma, class ring and all the pleasant memories of my senool life at dear old MCHS. I. Jack Rouse, in sane and not-so-sober mind, do bequeath the following: my position as first alto 1 ax to Phyllis (Rastus) Wade: and last but not least, my love for Latin to Skinny” King. I. Edith Kickasola. in a somewhat relaxed state of mind, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in Home Economics III to Betty Jo Wallace, and Jean Angelly my seat in typing and my noninterest in boys. (She’ll have plenty left, boys.) And to Lois York I submit my seat in American history. I. Barbara Wallace, in a sound and sober state of mind, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in bookkeeping to some A” student and may he not have to struggle as I have had to struggle: to Betty Lou Jones, my position on th » basketball term when che is a senior: and to all the other students. I give my sincere wishes for your success. I. Ruby Wehrmcier. do hereby will mv bookkeeping book to Mrs. Brookshire in case she might lose hers, and to any unlucky person my seat in English IV. I. Dorothy Sundmacker. in my usual state of mind, do hereby will and bequeath my new red pencil to Mrs. Brookshire, as I am quite sure he old one is worn out: to the junior class, my wishes for a good time with Macbeth. I. Althy Ruth Harris, hereby will my ability to master English IV to Maxine Harris and Dorothy Wymer. and my hard studying in shorthand o Evelyn Massie. I. Odell LaMarr. in an insane but sober mind, do hereby will to Bill Flemister my ability to stay away from girls and mav he benefit from it as I feel I did. I will to McSoarin and Harvill a little of my weight as they will need it on the football team next year. To Kingsley. I will my position on the football team with a little of my weight also. Mav you use it to the best of your knowledge. To Miller, well Jack. I can’t will you my ability to pass as I just did pass my subjects. So you name it and you can have it. And last but everyone knows it couldn’t be least. I will to William Dixon Burton (what a name) my red suit with the numbers 33 on it. and may you use it to win all the games we lost. I. Marilyn Helm, in mv usual s ate of mind, bequeath the following: my love for chewing gum to Mary Sue Lasley and Jan Arensman. if they promise to chew faithfully in Miss Munal’s class: my sleepy state of mind to RED” Dean and Sue Bonifield—they need it: my ability always to have the right answer in American history to Helen Frances Foreman and my habit of arriving at school just before the bell rings to my sister. Jane, a student of the n' xt semester. May she keep up the Sturgis-Helm tradition! I. Wanda McCurrie. in a positively sober, but doubtfully sane mind, do herebv will my ability to study in assemblies to Sonny Guice and Ronald Sumner. The best of luck to both of you during the coming years at MCHS. I. Rudean Deanie Kersey, in a rational s ate of mind, do hereby will and bequeath to mv sister. Lois, what’s left of the Kersey” brain (as there will be only one Kersey in school next year): to Don Grace, my position on the yearbook staff. Anything that’s left, except my diploma and class ring. I give back to dear old MCHS from whence it came. I. Mary Belle Scurlock. in a sane and sober mind, will to Lois Phillips my love for PE and to Francis Wells, my ability to keep quiet at basketball games. I. Bill Cagle, in an agile but not sober mind, will to Jack Miller my seat in the building trades class and my ability to get along with Miss Munal. I. Pryntha Rodgers, being of a never sane and seldom sober mind, do will and bequeath to Margaret Ann Williams part of my love for Mrs. Brookshire. The rest I take with me. To ’Francie” I will my A’s in English.

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ILLOHMET § § § § 1948 SENIOR WILL I. Katherine Gurley, in my usual state of confusion. do will and bequeath to Jan Arensman my ability to get up late in the morning and always arrive on time to school. To Sue Lasley, I leave my seat in English IV. May she cherish it and have as much enjoyment as I did. To Jack Staulcup. I leave my 'first” chair solo cornet seat. May he have as much pleasure from the band as I had. To Shirley Hinners, last but not least, I leave my ability to get along with Kentucky fellows. I, Alice Lee Alliston, in my usual sane and sober sia»e of mind, do hereby bequeath to Pauline Toler my ability to cook and burn food in home economics. My luckiness in talking in jJUcCh’s” assembly without getting caught. I will to Hopsy Barfield. My ability to play basketball in Pr. i leave to Shirley “Star” Owens. I'm going to take my love for MCHS with me. I, Opal Quint, do bequeath the following: To Mary Mann my ability to cause Mrs. Smith to cloud up and snow”: to Eva Huffman, my ineffable dislike for boys; and to both, the privilege of driving my ‘merry Oldsmobile.” providing they remain m the back seat as in the past. I. Shirley Kotter, in a sane and somewhat sober mind, do hereby will my great talent for bookkeeping to Nonaley Wiseman, and to any unfortunate junior mv love for Macbeth.” I. Verna Mae Hille, in my somewhat sane and sober mind, do hereby will to Anna Pearl Whalen my love for PE and to Naomi Childers, my ability chew gum. I. Herberi Austin, in a drunken (drunk on milk shakes) slate of mind, hereby will a fourth of a credit to Jack Miller, and to Charlie Austin, my ability to get along with Mr. Schneeman. Virginia Raymer, that's I. in my unpredictable stale of mind, hereby will and bequeath to Norma Gowins my ability to mix studies with love, and to Roberia Austin, my school spirit. I hope she gets as much kick out of it as I did. I, Elsie Maess. in my sober but not sane mind, do hereby will to RED” Dean my ability to be rougn in PE and not be fouled, and to my teachers my red grades so they can be passed on to some o.her student. I. Alice Peebles, in a sane, but not too sober stale of mind, will my giggles to Betty Routson and my position as forward in basketball to Mary Alice Slankard. To my sister, Bettie, I will my s at in English IV. I, Shirley Houchin. do hereby will to my sister. Dixie, my ability to study (and not learn). To Barbara Sampley I leave my seat in English IV (which is on the back row) in the event that she will use the advantage accordingly. I. Florence Grimes, in my best state of mind, do hereby will my locker key to Neva Ann Morris: to some freshman girl, my basketball skill; to Rosie Hille, my seat in glee club; and last, but not least, to Lizzie” Fahrenkamp my English IV book. May she have better luck with it than I did. I. Jim Ballance, (who knows what state my mind is in), leave (I wish I could take them with me) all my girl friends (all right so I don’t have any) to Ccrky Quinine” Hero” Palmer and to Jack Miller. I will my ability to make good grades. I. Otis Bremer, will to anyone that will accept it my ability to make “C’s” in typing. I, Lloyd Loverkamp, in a somewhat sane and sober mind, will my seat in English IV to anyone who wants it. I. Phyllis Kotter, bequeath to my sister, Ann, my ability to master bookkeeping. I. Leonard Finke, in a sober, but not too sane state of mind, will to “Bub” Stoner mv ability to c nfuse Mr. Johnson and get away with it. I. Jules Schultetus. in usual state of mind, will my ability to get along with Mr. Johnson to anybody who might need it. I. Melvin Blobaum. do hereby give my nerve to my brother. Everett: my position in band to Mary Ruth Rilev; and if at all possible, three of mv surplus credits to Jack Miller. I. Jeanne B. Copeland, in a sane and sober mind, do hereby bequeath mv ability to get along with my teachers to my siser, Joyce, who will be a frei-hman next year and may she achieve her am-biiicn cf becoming a majorette. I, Everett D. Lynn, in a sane and somewhat sober mind, will my fifth hour assembly seat to Everett Massie and my ability to imitate a crow to Carl Brannum. I, Georgia Barnett, in a sane and slightly sober mind, do hereby will to Patsy Blanchard my place in band and to Gene DeJarnett, my beloved left arm. Long may he beat it. I, Frances Heflin, in a sane and sober mind, do hereby will and bequeath my love for typing to Mary Mann and Eva Huffman, and my seat in English IV. I will to Alfredia Rottman. I, Emma Colleen Burrus, hereby will my seat in English IV to Betty Jo Wallace, and my ability to get along with my teachers to Norma Jean Wallace. I, Betty Lee Rushing, do hereby will to my sister. Marlha. and to a friend. Betty Williams, my love for the school and all the teachers. May they enjoy their school years as much as I have. I. Clark Williams, in a much befuddled, yet not entirely insane state of mind, do hereby, under the witness of myself, will to my sister, Margaret Ann. my unbeloved English III book, hoping that she can endure it as I did. To Paul Karber. I will my ability to win an argument with Mrs. Brookshire, and to Everett Blobaum, my luck in a ping pong game. I, Lavere (Charlie) Windhorst, in a sane and usual state of mind, will to Sherman Comer my good grades in English IV. (Good for nothing.) I, Orval Kruger, one-fifth sober mind, will to Everett Blobaum my A’s in machine shop, and to LeRoy Sielbeck. my seat in English. I. Carolyn Greenie” Greenwood, in sane and sober frame of mind, will to Pauline Toler my wild ideas concerning the human race, to “Hopsy” Barfield, my mangled rhetoric note book and to Jim Greenwood and Sonny Guice. my uncanny ability to sleep with my eyes open. Oh, yes. 1 also want to wilil all my old boy friends to Shirley Owens. I, Wardena Fitch, in sane and sober mind, do hereby will my seat in rhetoric to Sue Lasley.” I hope she'll like it as well as I did. To Jan Arensman I leave my dear old locker, and I hope she doesn't have too much trouble with it. o my brother, Tom Fitch, who will be a freshman next year. I will my ability to get along with teachers. May he have the same enjoyment and love ror MCHS. I, Kathryn Verbarg. in somewhat sober but not too sane mind, do hereby bequeath to Sue Lasley my ability to get along with Dutch” Schneeman and always to have my history questions on time: to Phyllis Red” Dean, my PE suit—may it come in handy while she tries desperately as I did to hit that basket: to Jan Arensman I leave all my grades in bookkeeping, plus about 20 points; and to Shirley Hinners, my love for all the teachers— believe me, you'll need it. I. Wilma Dummeier, is a sober but not too sane mind, do hereby bequeath to Everett Blobaum my seat in band; to Sue Bonifield, Red Dean, and Shirley Hohman, my ability to get home early every night: to Neva Ann Morris my American history book, which is well supplied with answers: and last, but not least, to Suzie” Lasley my love for old MCHS. I. Peggy Nix. do herebv bequeath to Martha Rushing my baffled knowledge of Algebra II. nnd to Linda Hall, my interest in American history (namely the teacher). Last, and to the least. 1 will the deliciously prepared meals of our home economics class to Betty Williams in hopes that she will gain a few pounds. I. Jean Jessing, in a sane and sober mind, will to Joan Bormann my love for Mr. Highfill. and to Sue Lasley my seat in English IV. Jane Barnett may have my place on the front row at ball games to use to her advantage. May she exercise her lungs as well as I have in the past four years. I. Doris Jean Eickholz. in my usual sane and sober state of mind, do hereby will and bequeath to Margaret Ann Williams my love for physical education: to Pauline Bremer, my ability to make A's n American history. I. Lindell Brenningmeyer, in the sane and sober mind, will to Yotls Schneeman my seat in American history.

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ILLOHMET I, § 1048 SENIOR WILL We. Eleanor Meinders and Frances Brenning-meyer, in our usual state of mind (blank), will to Roberta Wiseman and Corrine Holt our love for Willie Shakespeare. To Jean Weaver and Anna Lee Kruger we leave our ability to be honor roll studems. May they make better use of it than we have. To Miss Munal we leave one hundred packages of double bubble gum. May she use it to the best advantage. I. Anna Mae Wade, in a somewhat stupefied state of mind, bequeath to my sister, Phyllis, my abilities to make A’s in citizenship, and to settle down to one man for at least a week. To Barbara Sampley, I wish to leave my place at the piano: may she have patience to endure it—especially when she has to play one part over a hundred times before it is learned. I. Cletis Westerman, in my usual state of mind, sober, but not too sane, do hereby will to Everett Blobaum my aoility to get physics problems (which isn’t very much) and to get A’s in American history. I. Helen Austin, in one of my usual talkative moods, bequeath to my sister, Roberta, the job of out-talking all of her other classmates: to Charley. I leave my A’s in English, knowing he can use them; and to my old pal. Sue Lasley. I leave the task of cheering the Trojans next year without my assistance. I. Doris Caroline Eickholz. in my usual state of thinking, will to Mary Alice Fowler my unusual ability of looking exceptionally brilliant when my mind is a complete blank. She’ll need it in American history. I. Bernard Hohman, in somewhat bewildered state of mind, do in the presence of witnesses, will my ability to arrive at school just in time, to Corky’’ Palmer; my love for chemistry to my sister. Shirley; my extra %’s credit to Jack M.llei—may he find use of it; and. last but not least, my last nickel to Dale Cougill, so he may enjoy (from me) one more Pepsi” at Bucianan’s. I. Elmer Bub” Stoner, do hereby in my sane rnd somewhat sober mind, will my love for beautiful girls to anyone who has a taste like mine. My flirting ability. I leave to Mr. Schneeman, from whom I acquired it. I. Joann Simpson, being in state of sane and sober mind, will to Sue Lasley my love for clean saddle oxfords: to Henry McGinnis, my ability to blush at anything and everything: rnd to Mr. Schneeman. my clickety heels so that the students in his study hall can tell when he’s coming. Long nv»y hey misuse ihem! I. Jim Owens, in my usual state of mind (what mind), do hereby will to Jim Fulkerson my seat in American history, provided he has his questions; and to Joe Cunningham, my position on the basketball team—that is. if he keeps the seats warm for the rest. I, Shirley Chick, do hereby bequeath my most prized band seat to Herbert Wieneke in the event ihat he outvoices the remaining band members in yelling TROJANS at basketball games. Also to Barbara Sampley. I leave my inability to know all when really quite innocent and remain angelic when I know all.’’ I. Wanda May, in a reasonably sane and somewhat sober mind, will to my sister. Joetta Burnham. the ability (which I lost) to stay on the honor roll; to Donald Reineking, the ability to make A’s in citizenship; and to anyone else anything I have which she might want except my husband and my heard-earned diploma. I. Marie Guice, in my usual state of mind, will my ability to acquire 16 credits within four years to my brother, Sonny; my ability to chew gum in school, without being noticed, to Hopsy Barfield: and my ability to play in PE to Pauline Toler. Also to Jim Greenwood. I will my English book and my technique in breaking all the rules of MCHS to Shirley Owens. I. Bob Hille, after thoughtful consideration on my part and strenuous exercise on my so-called brain (or reasonable facsimile), do hereby will to Don Kommer my ability to study and still flunk. I, Dorothy Tilker, in my usual state of mind, will to Martha Compton my ability to 3it through Mr. Schneeman’s classes without saying a word. I, Joe Kickasola. in a sane and sober mind, will my English seat to Everett Massie. I. James Giltner, in sane and sober mind, will to Ann Giltner my ability to annoy and entertain everyone on the school bus. I. Ellis Spitzer. in a not quite sane and almost sober state of mind, will the following: to Joe Pansing, my front seat in English class—may he do better in it than I did: to Harry Bolton, all the fun I had in the junior stand; to Loren Henderson, my ability to argue with Mr. Schneeman. May he win more than I did. I. Lavera Inman, hereby will to my friends. June Pansing, my seat in bookkeeping and to Jean Weaver, my seat in geometry. If they would like they may have my books. I wish them much luck and success. I. Bill Hurt, in not too sane but sober mind, do hereby will to Sue Lasley my love for dancing, and to Gene DeJarnett or anyone who wants it. my place as referee. Anything else that is left, anyone who thinks he can carry on where I left off. may try. Good luck to the one who attempts it. I. Bill Comer, will to Jim Droop Fulkerson mv right to borrow Mr. Dover’s ruler. I, Dedo Sampley. in sane and sober mind, will my ability to get by in Miss Munal’s class by the skin of my teeth, to Bob McSparin. May he use it wisely!